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    chewbacca2006 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Oct 3, 2006, 04:00 PM
    Concrete cracks
    I have cracks in a side path I poured at my home. Is it possible for shrinkage cracks to look like settlement cracks? I compacted all the subgrade first, and took every precaution to ensure I did not get settlement cracks, i.e.. Adequate depth to reinforcing and not a slumpy concrete, but I still got cracks which followed the reinforcing. So I thought it may be shrinkage cracks as it was a hot day. Isthis possble.

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    Oct 4, 2006, 05:48 AM
    If it was a hot day and you didn't continually wet the concrete as it was drying cracks can occur from the rapid curing of the concrete.

    Did you cut control joints every 3-4' in the walkway the day after the pour so any cracking will occur in the control joints or struck pad joints while the cement was still wet?
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